I don’t know about you, but I’ve been having a hard time getting out of my usual post-holiday slump. New Year’s Day found me on the couch, channel surfing as I could not bring myself to do much else. I decided to binge-watch a television show (I’ve been informed that this is what people do now – sitting down for hours at a time, watching multiple seasons of a TV show, so I decided to give it a try). I’ve had many friends recommend th

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the messages that children receive from the world around them. In our primary prevention work, we attempt to stop or counteract the negative messaging that bombards young people every day.

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about communication in this high-tech world. It all started when I walked out the door one morning and forgot my cell phone. I didn’t realize it until I reached work. Once I did, a feeling of panic washed over me. What would I do without my phone? What if there was a family emergency? What if my car broke down on the way home from work?

“Many hands make light work” – that’s a phrase you don’t hear enough, right? If we’re being honest, sometimes many hands also make quite a mess of things. As someone who tends to want to do things for herself with little help, I sometimes find the collaborative nature of our work to be a bit challenging. I

Last week I had the opportunity to attend the National Sexual Assault Conference in L.A. It’s not often that you get the chance to be surrounded by 1,400 colleagues/friends/fellow anti-sexual violence activists/advocates/preventionists. What a great way to spend the week, not to mention the fact that we got to soak up the glorious California sunshine.

A few weeks ago, I was at a local store. As I made my way to the checkout counter, I struck up a conversation with the young girl working there. She informed me that she had just graduated high school. When I asked her if she planned to attend college, she proudly stated that she would be going into the military this fall. I found it intere

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